The Author's POV

333 Infiltration 1

"This should be the place."

Leopold murmured as he looked at an enormous building in front of him.

"It should be..."

Besides him were Ava and Hein.

Since the barrier had been set up and was covering the whole mountain, they decided to use the free time they had available to fix their equipment.

Although they wanted to rest, they acknowledged the fact that before they could do that, they had to have all of their equipment ready. After all, no one knew what could happen in the future.

The barrier could be turned off at any moment, and they knew that if that happened, they'd be the first to die.

This was something they had learned during their journey to Henlour.

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Entering the building, a wave of hot hair brushed against the skin of everyone present.

It was already hot outside, but the moment they entered the building, it felt as though they were inside of a steaming hot sauna.

Breathing started to become more challenging, and sweat started forming on the side of their faces.

Wiping the sweat away from his face, Hein tiredly muttered.

"It's way too hot here…I'm going to die."

"I feel you."

Leopold lazily muttered.

The heat was causing his body to feel extremely lethargic.

"How may I help you?"

Respectfully greeting them at the lobby was a dwarven girl. With a smile on her face, she kindly looked at Leopold and the others who had just arrived.

Unlike them, she was not sweating.

From the looks of it, she was used to this type of heat.

"Hey."

Leaning against the counter, Leopold breathed out in exhaustion.

-Plack!

Taking out his gun, he placed it on the counter and lethargically asked.

"Where...can I get ammunition for this? I'm kind of running low. Haa…it's too hot."

"This..."

Lowering her head, the dwarven girl stared at the gun-like device on the counter.

Pointing at the gun, she looked at Leopold and asked.

"May I?"

"Go ahead."

Picking up the gun, she carefully analyzed it from top to bottom.

After a while, putting it back on the counter she pointed towards a corridor on the right side of the lobby.

"Judging from the model of the artifact you showed me, what you're looking for should be over there. Prices can vary from what types of bullets you are trying to get."

"Thank you."

Thanking the receptionist, Leopold took the gun and proceeded to head towards the direction she had pointed at.

"Oops, I almost forgot."

leave, halting his

at the receptionist and

you perhaps know of

of his head as he tried his best to remember the name of the dwarf that Ren

wasn't the best, and therefore, he had quite the trouble trying to remember the name

the tip of

the side, the

hesitant

perhaps talking about

"Ah!"

-Snap!

at the receptionist and

That's the

"It's Malvil."

That's exactly

for a second. Leopold's behavior had left her speechless; however, she was quick to recover. She had seen all

a perfect business-like smile, she

to meet Sir

"Correct."

towards Ava, who was silently standing behind

see, my companion over here needs to have her artifact fixed. From what we've heard, this Melan

"I see..."

understood what type of character was and

hair, she

what I

communication device, the receptionist tried to get in contact with Malvil.While she was waiting for him to pick up, turning her attention

up. Malvil is incredibly busy, so I can't say if he will meet you or not. Don't get too disappointed if

I forget..." Leaning by the counter, Leopold whispered. "If possible, tell him that we were referred by a guy

"Ren?"

"Yes."

"Okay."

receptionist kept

"Hello? Sir Malvil, yes..."

the receptionist unconsciously straightened her

said that they were referred by a human named

call went on for a couple of minutes before finally, after speaking to Malvil for a short period of time and turning

me; Malvil is willing

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[Inferno headquarters, unknown location.]

asked to prove my capabilities.

can use in order

the first thing I

were all sorts of different pieces

barely understand anything that was displayed on it, but even then,

my beard, I

"I see..."

there anything that you are unsatisfied

guard that brought me here

his direction,

"No, everything is fine."

are the items that you have

small pouch. Upon seeing the pouch, my

"Good."

pouch from the guards hands, I opened it and looked through its contents. After a while, nodding my head, I gestured for the guard

everything is here.

I will be waiting outside. If anything happens, so, not hesitate to call for

"Aye."

in front of the panel and focused my attention on it.

an individual who had zero on things that were nonartifact related. He would always show an aloof and disinterested expression on his face whenever

that was what it said on his

was able to store an incredible amount of information in my head. From

exactly how

would come

muttered as I admired

seen this, it never ceased

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behind me suddenly closed. Without paying much attention to it, I